Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 62.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 stood at 62.1%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 62.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1975.
That places GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 92nd out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 26.4% | — |
| 1976 | 26.6% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 26.8% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 27.1% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 27.3% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 27.5% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 27.8% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 28.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 28.3% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 28.9% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 28.6% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 32.7% | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 33.0% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 33.2% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 33.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 33.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 33.4% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 33.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 34.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 35.1% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 35.4% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 36.8% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 37.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 42.5% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 62.1% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.8% | 26.4% | 27.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 29.7% | 27.5% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 33.2% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 36.0% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 45.5% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 57.7% | 62.1% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8191 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.86 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 62.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1975.
- How does GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 92nd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release